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Inmate injured after fall at fairgrounds

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 38-year-old Hutchinson Correctional Facility inmate was taken to a Wichita hospital after he fell while working on the Kansas State Fairgrounds.

Hutchinson police report that Christopher Boothby was on some type of hydraulic lift working on a flag pole when he fell about 15 feet and hit his head.

He was first taken to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, then taken to Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita.

He’s been serving time for aggravated assault, flee and elude, and criminal threat.

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